An area of forest nearly the size of Latvia was destroyed worldwide in 2023, a report by research organizations and civil society groups revealed on Tuesday. The Forest Declaration Assessment, highlights that global deforestation remains 45% above the levels needed to meet international goals, putting the world far behind its commitment to halt deforestation by 2030. More than 140 countries pledged to end deforestation at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. However, the latest figures show that 6.37 million hectares of forest were lost last year alone, signalling that efforts are…